Social Justice & Women's Studies

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13 participants (715 books)

11 Dec 2024—31 Dec 2029

Overview

 Social Justice & Women's Studies

Reading is Resistance!

De-colonize your history references,  education, and bookshelves. 

Fight the patriarchy! 

Core values: 
  • Anti-ableism, 
  • Anti-racism & white supremacy, 
  • Anti-queerphobia & transphobia, 
  • Anti-misogyny & patriarchy, 
  • Anti-colonialism, 
  • Anti-monosexism, heterosexism, & cisgenderism, 
  • Pro-survivor & anti-abuse, 
  • Anti-capitalism, Harm reduction & trauma-informed responses

A journey through learning via books both fiction and nonfiction during the next five years.

"Women's Studies is a category of books that focuses on the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of women in society. It encompasses a wide range of topics, including gender roles, feminism, women's history, sexuality, and reproductive rights. The goal of Women's Studies is to promote a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, and political issues that affect women, and to empower women to challenge and change the status quo. Books in this category often offer critical analysis and insights into the ways in which gender intersects with other forms of oppression, such as race, class, and sexuality."

If you would like to do a book club with some of these reads or a Readalong, let me know via email at blreads@gmail.com, and I'll set it up. 

Challenge Books

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Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León

Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

Jason De León

367 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction biography politics dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

Liza Mundy

17h 59m • 2023 • 7 editions

user-added

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

9h 21m • 2022 • 5 editions

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall

Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It

Greg Marshall

9h 49m • 2023 • 7 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby

A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

Ma-Nee Chacaby

11h 57m • 2016 • 7 editions

nonfiction autobiography lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages by Janina Ramírez

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages

Janina Ramírez

447 pages • 2022 • 23 editions

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced
No One Cares about Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers

No One Cares about Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America

Ron Powers

384 pages • 2017 • 8 editions

nonfiction history psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

9h 4m • 2014 • 61 editions

nonfiction health memoir science sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies by Renee Linklater

Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies

Renee Linklater

7h 36m • 2014 • 3 editions

nonfiction psychology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
It's Not What It Looks Like by Molly Burke

It's Not What It Looks Like

Molly Burke

3h 5m • 2019 • 1 edition

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective medium-paced